The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27
SENATOR HARRISON.
His Recent Campaign the Most Brilliant Ever

Jan Turpen, in Terre Haute Express.
The postscript of private letter from Indiana,
that yet, for want of time, have been unable
to answer, asked my opinion regarding General
Harrison's race for the Senate. 1t is only in
case of poverty of public opinion that
spondent lie reduced to the dreadful extremity of
giving his own opinion.
/ have heard many Of the Indiana delegates
express themselves, not all, but enough to just
ify me in writing that General Harrson's recent
campaign is universally concluded the most
brilliant ever made in Indiana. Voorhees, vote
two years ago disclosed large personal popu-
larity. but he came in ground swell. 1t
would be difficult to estimate the help he got
from Hendricks, and tho help he got from Gray.
General Harrison received no help, save that
given him by the malicious ana unfair Demo
cratic gerrymandsr TWO years ago. That may
have created some sym pathy for him among
such people as love fair MAY.
There may be far.miuded Democrats who be-
lieved the redistricting of the State for legisa
tive purposes all right, but have not met them.
On the contrary, however, l have spoken to a
number who avowed it absolutely lndefeusible.
But since the enactment of that act, the intent
| of which was to end the senatorial career of
General Harrison by means palpably unfair
have never thought it chivalric to accuse him
| of malice in com batting the confirmation of an
| appointment Mr.. Lamb and Colonel Hanlon
entered the ring of their own free will and ac-
cord. and, getting licked. create no sympathy
| by accusing the man they sought to down Of be-
| ing a slugger.
1 come Gown
| squarely on his political feet. He may not GO
| fishing a United States Senator, but name
| another Republican fisherman il you can, whose
nets are SO trim and sails SO we'll set.
| There WAS general conversation this after
| noon in MatsoE's committee room regarding Gen.
| Harrison. Colonel Matson sad General Har-
rison is without doubt, the most conspicuous
| figure in the Republican party to-day. He has
attracted the attention OF the whole country.
| and stands. by common consent. a. the head of
| the acknowledged brilliant campaigners. From
| the first have had no fear of the Indiana Re-
publicans, under his leadership. attempting any
thing Illegal, or perpetratine any act whereby he
would incur the imputation OF trickery. In short.
| man of the tremendous popular strength that
| he has developed can afford to take no chances,
| nor could he afford to come to the Senate on a
nominee of the Republican party for President,
| will find it difficult to avoid the nomination for
the vice presidency
| Harrison the Peoples Choice.
| Lafayette Courier
The people of the State of Indiana voted fol
| and elected Senator Harrison to be his own sue
| cessor. He the unanimous choice of his
| party in caucus nomination for Senator and he
should have been elected the first day that ths
| two houses met in joint convention But II
come to tho point, the Courier wants to reInark
that 1t will not-even il it could be dope-drOl
Harrison and take I'D some other candidate JUS
to secure the vote Of some third party man
The Republicans of Indiana ara not built tha
way. ana IT, as We said before such a thing
should be done, it will be a bad day for the party
and they will have Matched bad chicken, ant
one that will come home to roost We do not an
tcIpate anything of the Sort bat KNOWING
that sometimes bad counsels prevail and foolst
things, like what the conference committee did
are done, and with this view Of the matter WI
want TO go record aud assure the Republican,
that the Courier takes stock in political dick
erng that grnds that way. Harrison thu
choice of the people, and if tae Legislature doe
not elect him they cannot elect any other man
If the three or four Knights of Labor in thu
| Legislature propose to name United State
Senator for Indian, We enter q solemn protes
for the Republican side of the House. Tn
labor Representatives are, have doubt
good and true men; but for all that the politica
party that abandons its caucus nominees to &C
j commodate them will make a bad blunder.